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LanzaTech Funding Round

LanzaTech, based in Skokie, secured $60 million from Mitsui & Co., K1W1 and Khosla Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
LanzaTech
Announced On
3/26/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$60,000,000
Round
Series D
Investors

Mitsui & Co. (Lead Investor)

K1W1 (Stephen Tindall)

Khosla Ventures (Andrew Chung)

Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund

Qiming Ventures (Gary Rieschel)

Siemens Venture Capital (Karl Purkarthofer)

Proceeds Purpose
The investment will be used to extend LanzaTech's core gas fermentation platform and further develop LanzaTech's product portfolio.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Alternative Energy
Mailing Address
8045 Lamon Ave. 400
Skokie, IL 60077
USA
Phone
(847) 324-2400
Website
www.lanzatech.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
The Illinois-based company exploits a species of bacteria--discovered in the intestinal tract of rabbits--that breaks down carbon monoxide and reassembles the atoms into ethanol.
Profile
LanzaTech LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
LanzaTech Company Twitter Account
Company News
LanzaTech News
Facebook
LanzaTech on Facebook
YouTube
LanzaTech on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Jennifer Holmgren
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Chief Scientific Officer
Sean Simpson
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Vice President
Laurel Harmon
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Vice President
Michelle Kocal
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Vice President
Nilesh Kumar
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Vice President
Ken Lai
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Vice President
Carl Wolf
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VP - Bus. Development
Benjamin Blackburn
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VP - Bus. Development
Prabhakar Nair
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VP - Engineering
Robert Conrado
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VP - Engineering
Julie Zarraga
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VP - Finance
George Dimitrov
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VP - General Counsel
Mark Burton
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VP - Human Resources
Freya Burton
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